UNIT 2

PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION OF SCIENCE

AND TECHNOLOGY IN SAFETY
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 LEARNING OUTCOMES
- EXPLAIN THE PRINCIPLE OF FIRE IN CONTEXT OF FIRE INITIATION AND PROPAGATION
CONTROL
- IDENTIFY TYPE OF RAW MATERIALS BEING USED AT WORKPLACES FROM FIRE
PROPAGATION PERSPECTIVE
- JUSTIFY THE FIRE PLAN OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ITS EFFECTIVENESS WITH RESPECT TO
ITS NATURE OF WORK, SIZE AND CONTEXT
- EVALUATE THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR POTENTIAL FIRE
OCCURRENCES WITHIN THE WORKPLACES DUE TO THE NATURE OF WORK THEY CARRY
OUT.
- REVIEW THE ORGANIZATIONALARRANGEMENTS FOR CONTROLLING THE FIRE SPREAD
AND SUGGEST THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
- EXPLAIN COMMON FIRE INITIATION
CAUSES IN THE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE
SUITABLE CONTROL MEASURES COMMENSURATE WITH NATURE, SIZE AND THEIR CONTEXT
 LEARNING OUTCOMES
- IDENTIFY THE CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES BEING USED ACROSS THE GLOBE FOR ESCAPE
AND RESCUE DURING FIRE AND/ OR OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND THEIR USE
IN SPECIFIC WORKPLACES

- OUTLINE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND THEIR POSSIBLE
USE IN SPECIFIC WORKPLACES

- DESCRIBE THE TRAINING AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE, FIRE
CONTROL IN SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS WITH VARYING NATURE AND SCOPE OF
WORK

- IDENTIFY AND INTERPRET THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS

AGAINST FIRE OCCURRENCES AND HOW TO INCORPORATE THEM INTO
ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE.
 PRINCIPLE OF FIRE

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EXPLAIN WHY FIRE TRIANGLE IS SIGNIFICANT?
 FIRE TERMINOLOGY
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OUTLINE THE CONTROL MEASURES YOU CAN TAKE BY KNOWING
THE FLASH AND FIRE POINTS OF COMBUSTIBLES BEING STORED AT
THE WORKPLACES
 PRINCIPLE OF FIRE SPREAD
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 QUIZ
THROUGH WHICH METHOD, THE HEAT FROM THE SUN REACHED
ON THE EARTH?
 CLASSIFICATION OF FIRE BASED ON TYPE OF FUEL
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 QUIZ
CAN THERE BE ANY OTHER CLASSIFICATION FOR THE TYPE OF
FIRE OTHER THAN THE ONE EXPLAINED IN PREVIOUS SLIDE?
PLEASE EXPLAIN
 CAUSES OF FIRE INITIATION AT WORKPLACES
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 REQUIREMENT OF FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT

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FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
 QUIZ
WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO REVIEW FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT AT
THE WORKPLACE AFTER A SUITABLE TIME EVEN IF THERE HAVE
BEEN NO CHANGES IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES?
 FACTOR TO CONSIDER IN FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
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 FACTOR TO CONSIDER IN FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT
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 QUIZ
OUTLINE PRECAUTIONS TO CONTROL THE FIRE INITIATION AT THE
WORKPLACES
 ESCAPE ROUTE REQUIREMENT & CHARACTERISTICS
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 ESCAPE ROUTE REQUIREMENT & CHARACTERISTICS
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 FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN DESIGNING ESCAPE ROUTE
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 CHARACTERISTICS OF ASSEMBLY POINT
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 QUIZ
OUTLINE THE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN TO RESCUE THE PATIENTS
FROM A HOSPITAL IN A FIRE EMERGENCY?